Bag holder



E. 0. BULMAN.

BAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, 1921.

Patented J uly 1l, 19227.

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E. o. BULMAN.

BAG HOLDER. l APPLlCATON FILED FEB. 28,719.21. l 9422, 659. Patented July ll, 1922.

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STATES iP ATENT 0 FF l C.

ELVAEI O. BULMAN, 0F GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGiAN.

` BAG Homann.

kSpeeiication of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 1922.

To all whom may concern:

Be it `known that I, ELvAH O. BULirAN, a

siding at Grand Rapids, in the county v,of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented 4certain new and useful Improvements in Bag Holders; and I do hereby ydeclare the following -to bea full, clear, and exact .description oit' the invention,such Yas will enable others skilled in the art to which it .appertains to make and use the saine.

This .invention relates .to bag holders. It is ,particularly concerned not only infaneW and useful construction for use .in holding a quantity or" `bags ,together and in an fupright position whereby individual .bags lmay be readily removed at will when needed,:but is also directed toa support forthe individual lholders ,for bags which is of .practically universal adaptation for the positioning `ci the/bags where ever desired, either suspended over the counter, resting on the counter or lfloor, or ixedagainst the wallor other vertical support, the support forthe individual bag `holders readily being available for all of these adaptations. It vis the object and purpose of the present invention, primarily,

to make a construction of 'support olba'g holders which attains these ends and in a simple and practical manner. A furtherobject of the invention is to make a construction of this character at low cost so that the saine may be manufactured 'and marketed economically, yet substantially any *type Aot installation `of bag holding support :turnished thereby. Many other objects and ,purposes than those specifically-enumerated willappear as understanding of the invention is had from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which,

be secured against va vwall or. other stationary Avertical support.

Fig. 15 .is -a perspective view of oneof the individual holders for :begs citizen of the United `States of America, rev Eig. .ris afraginentary front elevation of one leg of one of said holders showing the .connection of the bag retaining bail thereof, and

Fig. 7 isa section taken on .the line 7 7, of Fig. 6 and looking against .the edge of the leg .of the bag .holden yLrike reference characters refer to like .parte Ain the ,dilierent figures of the drawzl'IlgS.

In .the construction, a :bar of flat metal is .used .for .one aside of' the support, having a .Vertical portion l which vat its lower end is bent at right angles Ytomake a foot piece 2. .Atits upper partit is bent Aoutwardly and upwardly at van angle to the vertical as .in-

dicated at 13, terminating in `an out-turned horizontal ypart 4 gas shown. A second bar `or' ilat imetal of identical .fc-construction having a vertical portion., foot piece 6 thereon,

.angularly'disposed portion ,7 and horizontal `terminal .part .8 is vused with vthe vrst bar, theame beingplaced with the vertical portions l and ;5 against Yeachother,parts 3 `and 7 Yforming aV. From Aeach of the parts and 7 ltongues 9 garestruck in spaced apart .re'latiOm-.onwhichA the individual `holders for bags .are :adapted `to be fhung. Bolts 10 are used Kand :passed through .the portions 1 and 5todetachablyisecure'the bars together. A

:bar ll-of'thesamecr similar'stocl: bridges 'the space nbetween the horizontal parts l :and 8 and fisdetachably secured thereto by bolts as shown. This bar at both ends is formed with an upturned part 12 in'which :a fhole 12a is made.

The holdersxfor lbags which are to be hung .on fthe ftongues 9 are each formed from flat fmetal and bent into U-shape with parallel legs '13 ,connectedattheir upper` ends by an Vintegral curved section l14e. Each leg 13 at its lower end fis-bentat right anglesto make a base 15 Aon Vwhichthe lower ends of .bags

are toirest,.and1then turned upward forming retaining members 16. The part 14 `has a vslot of the `formrsho-wnat 17 yin Fig. 5 cut Vtherethrough'forthe passage of a tongue 9 :therethrough This jslot may also have an auxiliaryzrecess made .contiguous therewith at vitsupper partforuse should it ever be desirable to hang the holder on a nail, screw or the like.

A bail 18 of wire or bent from a rodis pivotally mounted on the legs of each holder. Each leg 13 is slit vertically at two places,

the metal betweentheouter edge of eachleg, and the first slit being""'pressed` tothe rear forming a socket 19, that between thetwofg l, to extend upwardly at an angle to the vertlslits in the opposite direction making a cooperating socket Vwhile that. betweenthe second slit andthe'inne'r edge of each leg is leftin the'same plane. 'with-.themainbody of the leg as indicated at 2l. The ends of the-bail pass -over 'the socket l9-andunder that at 20, parts 21 furnishingstops to vlimit the insertionof evident. l v l A construction like that described may be suspended over the counter in a store', suspending cables f 22 Abeing attached through holes l2;L attheirlowerlends andc'onnected to any suitable overheadsupportya's shown theends fof the bai-las iS in Fig. Or, if desired, the jfoot members 2 and@ may be securedto a` base'23'1andthe structure be placed on the floor. Again, the boltsl() may be removed tand bar llclisconnected, and `veach half secured-*againstthe wall, suitable 'securing means therefor passing throughl the openings through which 30 bolts l()l Anormally I pass. The vindividual vholders are readily disconnected and any yof them may be placed'upright onyaicounter and.v secured by fastening Ameans-*passing through the openings shown in .the i bases 15 of the holder.` :In fact; practically any' desired way of using the bag holderrmay be accomplished-and in one -structure,f: all of Vthe usual' and-well known "waysof installing a bag holding structure may be accomplished,

40 ferent types 'andnkindsjof bag' holding'devices, some forl suspension, fsome' supported obviating the necessity of havingigmanydifon the floor, and 'seinel for y"wall attachment.

' This invention is-simple, l'practical and efficient. Vith ita multiplicity of-types and designs are obviated. The 'claims define-the invention and I consider myself 'entitled to all forms of 'structure comingfwithin their scope f' 'f' lclailnr.vv n

l. In combination, a support comprising twoy bars located-` against 'each otherl and formed at their lower ends with -oppo'sitely -located out-turned foot portions and at-their upper ends with portions bent outwardly and upwardly at an angle to theI vertical and away from each other, eachof said last mentioned portions't'erniinatingin.l horizon.

tal end parts, and each being formed in its length witha plurality of spaced apart outwardly struck tongues, bolts passing through the two bars to detachably connect thesame together, 'a horizontal bar formed'at its comprising a flat bar adapted to be disposed `twovidentical flat bars having intermediate yend with an integral part 4extending up- *wardly and at an angle tothe vertical, each ends of the first bars, and bag holders detachably suspended one from each tongue, substantiallyas described.

In combination, a bag holding support vertically and formed at its lower end Vwith aifootportion turned at right angles to the barand at its upper part with a portion bent cal, saidla'st mentioned portion having a 75 plurality of tongues strucktherefrom in to andbelow thefootportions of said bars, substantially as described.

Ll. A` support for bag holders comprising portions adapted to be placed against each other and detachably connected together, each at its lower endbeing formed with anout-turned foot portion, and at its upper of said-parts being formed with spaced apart outwardly struck :tongues on: which bag holders are adapted to be detachably hung, anda horizontal'bar detachably connecting the upper endsof said angularly disposed portions and bridging the space between them, substantially as described.. i

5. A-support forbag hold-ers comprising a bar of flat metal having a portion adapted to be positioned vertically, anda second portionextending from the first portion at'its lupper end forwardly at an angle tothe vertivcal, said second portion beingprovided with a plurality of spaced apartbag holder carrying tongues, substantially asV described.

6. A bag holder comprising a bar of fiat metal bent into U-shape, the metal being bent in the direction of the width of the bar so that the'legs andv bend between them lie in 110 the same plane, each leg at its lower end having a portion bent forwardly for a distance andthen upwardly at right angles for ak short 1* distance, and a bail lpivotally mounted at its'ends on the legs above the 115 lower ends thereof, ysubstantially as describedu Y. A bagl holder comprising a bar of dat metal bent into U-shape with the sides of the legs thereof lying inthe same plane, the lower ends of said ylegs being bent forward at right angles for a short ldistance .and

`thence upwardly fora `short distance,each

of Saidlegs between its upper and'llower ends being vertically slitted at two places,

.the metal betw'een the outeredge of each leg andthe adjacent slit being pressed in one direction to form a socket, and the metal bef tween .the slits being bent in the opposite direction to form a cooperatingvsocket, and a bail having its ends received in the sockets formed on said legs to thereby pivotally mount the bail, substantially as and for the purposes described.

8. A support for bag holders comprising a vertically located bar having an extension at its upper end bent forwardly and extending upwardly at an angle to the vertical, and a plurality of devices on said extension located in spaced apart relation from which 10 holders for bags may be hung, substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signature.

ELVAH O. BULMAN. 

